Discipleship

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Isaiah 26:1-15 (NRSV) On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; he sets up victory like walls and bulwarks. […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 133 (NRSV) How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down upon the beard, on the […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read 1 John 2:3-11 (NRSV) Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his commandments. Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but does not obey […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Acts 4:32-35 (NRSV) Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Daniel 6:1-28 (NRSV) It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, stationed throughout the whole kingdom, and over them three presidents, including Daniel; to these the satraps […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Acts 4:23-31 (NRSV) After they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Psalm 133 (NRSV) How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! It is like […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Mark 16:1-8 (NRSV) When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 (NRSV) What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read 1 Corinthians 15:35-49 (NRSV) But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” Fool! What you sow does not come to life unless […]